#Oscars2016: 10 controversial jokes made by Chris Rock

For some people, 51-year-old comedian Chris Rock was the reason why they tuned in to watch the Oscars following the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and boycott of the event by some top Hollywood stars.

Chris kicked off the 88th Academy Awards with a speech heavy on the controversy, a reference to the Black Lives Matter movement, and a whole ton of satire.

Before the ceremony, he had been asked by many black celebs to quit the job as host of the event, but he stayed in the role and joked that by stepping down, he’ll be loosing another job to Kevin Hart, ‘They’re not going to cancel the Oscars because I quit and the last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart’ he said.

Here are 10 of his funniest and most controversial statements at the Oscars last night:

Is Hollywood racist?

You’re damn right Hollywood’s racist but no burning cross racist! It’s a different type of racist…

The Oscars’ other name:

Otherwise known as the White People’s Choice Awards

On his job:

If they nominated host, I wouldn’t even get this job – you’d be watching Neil Patrick Harris right now

On Kevin Hart:

They’re not going to cancel the Oscars because I quit, and the last thing I need is to lose another job to Kevin Hart

On why the #OscarsSoWhite controversy is happening now:

Why this year? Because we had real things to protest [in the sixties!] To busy being raped and lynched to care about how won Best Cinematography. When your Grandma’s swinging from a tree it’s really hard to really care about Best Documentary or Foreign Short.